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it's the phrase du jour to that conveys no action. it's a sad state and here we are. >> congressman cole is wrong in saying nobody wants to see middle class taxes go up. nobody wants to see themselves getting blamed. that's the real dynamic. nobody is attached to the taxes in d.c. we'll be back with our l in a bit. now trivia question. the answer, maryland junior senator ben cardin. he spent 20 terms in the house before becoming a senator. that's a good chunk of time. >>> if you have a political question for us, e-mail us. we'll be right back. don't go anywhere. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> i have appointed brian schott as the next senator from hawaii. of course senator inouye's views and wishes were considered fully. >>> quite an amazing shocker there, tracy, we thought it was going to be dana. >> well, democracy
it's the phrase du jour to that conveys no action. it's a sad state and here we are. >> congressman cole is wrong in saying nobody wants to see middle class taxes go up. nobody wants to see themselves getting blamed. that's the real dynamic. nobody is attached to the taxes in d.c. we'll be back with our l in a bit. now trivia question. the answer, maryland junior senator ben cardin. he spent 20 terms in the house before becoming a senator. that's a good chunk of time. >>> if you...
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the treasury department said on monday they need to begin taking action to keep us from breaking through the debt ceiling. they can buy us two months with the tricks they have up their sleeve. if we waste that time, we get to the debt ceiling and we haven't climbed back up the fiscal cliff and the republicans begin playing games with the debt ceiling, that would be fiscal suicide. we breakthrough the debt ceiling, we're talking depression. not a quick recession. it would be the single stupidest and most damaging act of sabotage in american history. and it cannot be allowed to happen. and here, hopefully to tell me why it will not happen is alice, who probably knows more about the budget and the budget deals than probably anybody else alive. she's appointed to president obama's national commission on fiscal responsibility and reform. and she's currently a senior fellow at the brookings institution. thank you for being here tonight. >> happy to be here. >> you know much more about this than i do. you heard the intro, is there anything you want to add or correct anyway you see the fiscal cl
the treasury department said on monday they need to begin taking action to keep us from breaking through the debt ceiling. they can buy us two months with the tricks they have up their sleeve. if we waste that time, we get to the debt ceiling and we haven't climbed back up the fiscal cliff and the republicans begin playing games with the debt ceiling, that would be fiscal suicide. we breakthrough the debt ceiling, we're talking depression. not a quick recession. it would be the single stupidest...
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darden now claims that their actions were misinterpreted. but this isn't the first time the company has tried to shortchange its workers. a restaurant workers organization found that darden pays as little as $2.13 an hour. by the way, that is the federal subminimum wage for tipped employees. that number hasn't changed since 1991. and darden has lobbied against minimum wage increases over the years. in the meantime, the ceo pay has increased 23% per year on average since 2005 to $8.5 million in 2011. 539 times the average annual compensation of restaurant workers. in other words, darden could have its very own vulture chart. we might have to make that one up. i don't know about you, but a never-ending pasta bowl isn't worth supporting a selfish, low-wage, low-benefit company. >>> tonight in our survey, i asked you do republicans want the country to go over the fiscal cliff? 95% of you say yes. 5% of you say no. >>> coming up, while congress heads home for the holidays, millions of americans are wondering hey, what is going to happen to me? my
darden now claims that their actions were misinterpreted. but this isn't the first time the company has tried to shortchange its workers. a restaurant workers organization found that darden pays as little as $2.13 an hour. by the way, that is the federal subminimum wage for tipped employees. that number hasn't changed since 1991. and darden has lobbied against minimum wage increases over the years. in the meantime, the ceo pay has increased 23% per year on average since 2005 to $8.5 million in...
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do i want him to take action quicker? would i have liked to see him have less christmas parties and more meetings s talking abouts issue? yes. it's great that eva longoria is out there meeting with the president, but maybe he should gather the immigrant community so we can get a strategy to really start. i know we will get there. i know in the end we are going to be how would i say it, shoulder to shoulder working on the issue. what i wish, given the numbers. look, 1,000 people get deported every day. that's the study. and it's damaging. >> as you look forward, there was a lot of energy around the issue after the election given the clear momentum. the enthusiasm coming from the latino community, over 70% going for president obama. that's not the only group. but a huge portion of people watching immigration reform. question to you, what can latinos, asian americans for that matter, what can they do together or separately to push the issue forward? the concern here is that the momentum will be lost. >> let me just say to th
do i want him to take action quicker? would i have liked to see him have less christmas parties and more meetings s talking abouts issue? yes. it's great that eva longoria is out there meeting with the president, but maybe he should gather the immigrant community so we can get a strategy to really start. i know we will get there. i know in the end we are going to be how would i say it, shoulder to shoulder working on the issue. what i wish, given the numbers. look, 1,000 people get deported...
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this is the age of taking action. viagra. talk to your doctor. now is a good time to think about your options. are you looking for a plan that really meets your needs and your budget? as you probably know, medicare only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand medicare and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with this type of plan, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. there's a range of plans to choose from, too. and they all travel with you. anywhere in the country. join the millions who have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement plans endors
this is the age of taking action. viagra. talk to your doctor. now is a good time to think about your options. are you looking for a plan that really meets your needs and your budget? as you probably know, medicare only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. and...
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. >>> a class action against instagram in response to last week's uproar over revised service terms that suggest user photos might be sold without consent. facebook vows to fight it vigorously. >>> the tsa is testing a pilot program that lets average traveler keep their shoes on and leave liquids on their carry-on bags and the test you have to get past a bomb sniffing bag and agent especially trained to detect suspicious behavior. >>> the world's longest running high speed train is off between beijing and qiang jo will take eight hours instead of 20. >>> and in wake of the tragedy at newtown, now known as the 26 acts movement, wand more about this from carl. >> reporter: it started with a simple idea posted to twitter. what if we could honor the 26 lives lost at sandy hook elementary with small acts of kindness, leaving a stranger an unexpected tweak or inspirational message or a way to keep warm. >> i've always made quilts. i thought, wouldn't it be nice to make quilt, one for each child. and then donate them. >> reporter: using the #26acts, people began sharing their kindness kin kindn
. >>> a class action against instagram in response to last week's uproar over revised service terms that suggest user photos might be sold without consent. facebook vows to fight it vigorously. >>> the tsa is testing a pilot program that lets average traveler keep their shoes on and leave liquids on their carry-on bags and the test you have to get past a bomb sniffing bag and agent especially trained to detect suspicious behavior. >>> the world's longest running high...
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now is the time for action and real change. on gun control. the way to meet a bad guy with a gun and stop him is to make sure he doesn't have a gun. they need protection from bad guys having protection from them. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. happy holiday. >> coming out here to m mt. rushmore, it reminds you that there are big issues at stake. issues of equality. issue of the pursuit of happiness. issues of freedom and this country standing for something. these guys were all looking forward to what they wanted to build in this country. every one of them. and this place reminds you of that. it's not just about petty arguments over tax and environmental regulations. but it's about what kind of country you want to live in. sometimes what we suffer from is bigger than we think ... like the flu. with aches, fever and chills- the flu's a really big deal. so why treat it like it's a little cold? there's something that works differently than over-the-counter remedies. prescription tamiflu attacks the flu virus at
now is the time for action and real change. on gun control. the way to meet a bad guy with a gun and stop him is to make sure he doesn't have a gun. they need protection from bad guys having protection from them. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. happy holiday. >> coming out here to m mt. rushmore, it reminds you that there are big issues at stake. issues of equality. issue of the pursuit of happiness. issues of freedom and this country standing...
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what we were trying to do this week was to basically jump start and try to kick into gear some action by the senate to avert the tax increases going into effect on january 1st. >> speaker, with all due respect, what impact do you think bringing up a bipartisan grand bargain that you could strike with president obama would have on the future of your speakership? >> well, at some point we're going to have to address the spending problem that we have. we can't cut our way to prosperity. we need real economic growth and many of us believe on both sides of the aisle that the fundamental reform of our tax code will help us get our economy moving faster and put more americans back to work, and more americans on the tax rolls. how we get there, god only knows. all i am talking is eric and i are and our team are committed to working with our colleagues on both sides of the aisle and both sides of the capitol and the white house to address this. >> last week i asked you if you were concerned about losing your speakership and you said you were not. in light of what happened last night, if you're
what we were trying to do this week was to basically jump start and try to kick into gear some action by the senate to avert the tax increases going into effect on january 1st. >> speaker, with all due respect, what impact do you think bringing up a bipartisan grand bargain that you could strike with president obama would have on the future of your speakership? >> well, at some point we're going to have to address the spending problem that we have. we can't cut our way to...
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team spring into action. >> i was told go for it. i was the first man inside the bus. >> i see him in the middle aisle gesturing for me to come in and sticking his hand inside the jacket. i made a split decision. i shot him three times. i didn't miss any of the rounds. i grabbed him, pulled him out, and ordered my team to drag him out away from the bus just in case he did have something we missed. >> the s.w.a.t. team pulls the wounded man out of the bus. there's still concern he may be carrying an explosive device. >> other people were evacuating the school children. i kept hearing screams and stuff. and then we had the bomb squad come in and sweep it, and it turned out he didn't have anything. >> moments later lying alone on the the concrete, mr. sangh dies from his wounds. >> there was backlash because it turns out mr. sangh was a nice man. he was troubled. to this day i think it was a suicide by cop assassination. it was unfortunate. >> as traumatic as it is, they can't help but feel pity for nick sangh. >> translator: it had suc
team spring into action. >> i was told go for it. i was the first man inside the bus. >> i see him in the middle aisle gesturing for me to come in and sticking his hand inside the jacket. i made a split decision. i shot him three times. i didn't miss any of the rounds. i grabbed him, pulled him out, and ordered my team to drag him out away from the bus just in case he did have something we missed. >> the s.w.a.t. team pulls the wounded man out of the bus. there's still concern...
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this is the age of taking action. viagra. talk to your doctor. >>> which political story will make head lines in the next 24 hours? jonathan capehart is back with us. not hard question, jonathan. >> yes. >> where do we go on the cliff? i think today, tomorrow, saturday, sunday, monday. could be all the way to tuesday. >> right. we are going to be talking about fiscal cliff. where are we? where are we going? what things can we believe that are coming out from capitol hill? what qunt we believe? >> today, we have the fake plan apparently senate republicans had and white house denying. this is -- ugh. interesting. >> what about the white house supposedly sending its own boiled down fiscal cliff bill to the hill? what's going on with that? you've got harry reid's incendiary comments on the floor today. >> it feels like we're at the beginning of the beginning of the end. >> right. i'll be back tomorrow to talk about it. >> jonathan capehart, thanks so much. that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." craig melvin h
this is the age of taking action. viagra. talk to your doctor. >>> which political story will make head lines in the next 24 hours? jonathan capehart is back with us. not hard question, jonathan. >> yes. >> where do we go on the cliff? i think today, tomorrow, saturday, sunday, monday. could be all the way to tuesday. >> right. we are going to be talking about fiscal cliff. where are we? where are we going? what things can we believe that are coming out from capitol...
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the house will take this action on whatever the senate can pass, but the senate must first act. the house has passed bills that would never pass the senate. speaker boehner's position is a joke. senate majority leader harry reid responded, house republicans pushed middle class families closer to the blip by wasting an entire week with their incompetent plan b stunt no further legislation can move through the senate until republicans drop their knee jerk obstruction. the house is literally phoning it in, tomorrow's conference call will reportedly include the entire caucus, not just republican leadership, the irony is that if we go over the cliff, the president will get whatever he wants on texas, and there's been a growing acknowledgement of this by some house and senate republicans. here's senator johnny isaacsohn of georgia. >> if we get down to the end of this year, and the only choice we have is to save taxes going up on the middle class, i would support that, but i wish we would have a comprehensive bill that dealt with spending, dealt with entitlements and dealt with taxes
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but that can't be an excuse for an action. surely, we can do better than this. >> this is a moment in history where an event alters the direction of a country and moves lawmaker fos unity. diane feinstein was the first to announce an update on an assault weapons ban which she introduced in congress and will introduce it early next year. >> i intend to introduce a bill. and i intend one way or another, no matter how long it takes, to get that bill through. there's one thing i'm sure of. that in the absence of doing something, that is sound, that is practical, that is workable, these incidents are not going to stop. i've watched them now since the texas bell tower in 1967. >> feinstein was author of the weapons ban which was allowed to expire under george w. bush. it would include semi-automatic rifles, handguns and shotguns. it bans devices capable of carrying more than ten rounds of ammunition. it also exempts more than 900 specific weapons. it's not a ban on all guns. it's a ban on unnecessary guns. today, senator frank loute
but that can't be an excuse for an action. surely, we can do better than this. >> this is a moment in history where an event alters the direction of a country and moves lawmaker fos unity. diane feinstein was the first to announce an update on an assault weapons ban which she introduced in congress and will introduce it early next year. >> i intend to introduce a bill. and i intend one way or another, no matter how long it takes, to get that bill through. there's one thing i'm sure...
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he said, quoetd, i'm deeply sorry for the actions that resulted in this circumstance. i made a mistake for which i apologize to my family, my idaho constituents and any others who have put their trust in me. i accept total responsibility and will deal with whatever penalty comes my way in this penalty and ensure that this circumstance is never repeated. crapo's blood alcohol level just over .1 and released on a $1,000 bond and scheduled to return to court january 4th. >>> former president george h.w. bush might be spedding the holiday in the hospital. the 41st president admitted to the hospital late last month with a bronchitis-like cough. doctors thought he would be home in time for christmas. >>> ted kennedy jr. is not running for the u.s. senate seat in massachusetts. he did not want to uproot his family from connecticut and not ruraling out a future run. that's because senator kerry is going to be going on to a cabinet post. >>> a new poll suggesting that americans are less enthusiastic of shopping this holiday season. 49% of americans expressing pessimism. joining
he said, quoetd, i'm deeply sorry for the actions that resulted in this circumstance. i made a mistake for which i apologize to my family, my idaho constituents and any others who have put their trust in me. i accept total responsibility and will deal with whatever penalty comes my way in this penalty and ensure that this circumstance is never repeated. crapo's blood alcohol level just over .1 and released on a $1,000 bond and scheduled to return to court january 4th. >>> former...
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it's like out of an action movie. he had such a rooted and deeply abiding love in this country, and he believed, as we say in hawaii, that we're a single ohana. we were one family, and he devoted his life to making that family strong. after experiencing the horror of war himself, danny also felt a profound connection to those that follow. it wasn't unusual for him to take time out of his busy schedule to sit down with a veteran or fellow amputee trading stories, telling jokes. two heroes generations apart sharing an unspoken bond that was forged in battle and tempered in peace. in no small measure because of danny's service our military is and will always remain the best in the world. we recognize our sacred obligation to give our veterans the care they deserve. of course, danny didn't always take credit for the difference he made. ever humble, one of the only landmarks that bare his name is a marine corps mess hall in hawaii. when someone asked him how he wanted to be remembered, danny said i represented the people o
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leon panetta toning down the remarks saying that they would not necessarily require immediate action and could eventually mean furloughs down the road and looking at january and the cuts divided by ten years and 12 months, talking 50 billion, 60 billion in january. >> right. it's 110 billion for the year of 2013 in automatic spending cuts divided equally between defense and nondefense. on the nonentitlement or discretionary side of budget. if you look at that month by month and the point of panetta and many of the agencies can sort of fudge things for a few months, in most cases i don't think we'll see much impact of automatic spending cuts quickly. by the way, this has been somewhat underappreciated. in this small bore compromise that the president and many of the earlier interviewers talking about today. the one the president is pushing for, the sequester is pushed down the road. suspended. the automatic pay cuts as part of that deal suspended, something they would get back to and try to deal with later so if the president does get the compromise through, the senate and the house,
leon panetta toning down the remarks saying that they would not necessarily require immediate action and could eventually mean furloughs down the road and looking at january and the cuts divided by ten years and 12 months, talking 50 billion, 60 billion in january. >> right. it's 110 billion for the year of 2013 in automatic spending cuts divided equally between defense and nondefense. on the nonentitlement or discretionary side of budget. if you look at that month by month and the point...
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the question is, what kind of action. and i am very interested in the way that syria is being approached. in terms of really using -- i teach a course on the national security toolbox. and we look at the various aspects of this, and what's happening is, the u.s. government and the international community is using the tools, operating internationally, getting international pressure, a variety of sanctions that are tighter and tighter. humanitarian assistance and saying that no options are off the table. so i know people talk about appeasement. it has nothing to do -- you know, assad may be a terrible, but he's not hitler. and it's not the same as when the western powers were basically trying to figure out how not to do anything over czechoslovakia, and here we really are trying to do something and being fairly good and calibrated about it. and then a lesson that colin powell really made at every meeting was, if you're going to go in, you've got to figure out how to get out. you've always got to have an exit strategy. so i
the question is, what kind of action. and i am very interested in the way that syria is being approached. in terms of really using -- i teach a course on the national security toolbox. and we look at the various aspects of this, and what's happening is, the u.s. government and the international community is using the tools, operating internationally, getting international pressure, a variety of sanctions that are tighter and tighter. humanitarian assistance and saying that no options are off...
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heritage action called it the grand capitulation. republicans rm urged not to concede on the debt ceiling. mean whooit on the left, the huffington post, there's a headline condemning obama's raw deal saying the president's offer targets the middle class and the elderly. it's the cpi index they're taking issue with. the way you used to be able to get a deal done in washington is quote/unquote if both sides complained. that means there was equal pain. the question is if that still applies today. we'll see. there has to be some movement here. is the threshold going to get moved up? how will the rank and file respond to speaker bain they are morning? he's not presenting them any plan, but when the update is done. and what happens? where are senate republicans? some of them are in a sour place. when do they decide to launch their quote/unquote plan bs, which would extend tax rates up to 250,000 and punt everything else? we'll see. the next 24 hours are everything. they have to get a deal, a framework in place to avoid any sort of punt. >>
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how do you get an indication of when there will be any action? >> well, the senate is here on the 27th. they're here thursday. not at the highest level, but there will probably be sort of a few gauging calls. these talks for all intents and purposes, ari, right now are pretty much stalled until late next week, and by that time you really only have six days left before the 31st comes around. >> thank you, luke russert for your reporting. i know you were up late last night with all the meetings and back at it today. thank you for your time. >> take care. >> let's go to you. what do you think of what we just heard? they are basically fleeing. there will be some staff discussions, but there have been staff discussions. if we go over the cliff, ultimately with your view, is that good for progressives and those who want obama to give up less? >> all along i have really thought that, you know, the president has a lot more leverage. democrats have a lot more leverage. why don't they just wait it out? i think the initial offer that the president brought t
how do you get an indication of when there will be any action? >> well, the senate is here on the 27th. they're here thursday. not at the highest level, but there will probably be sort of a few gauging calls. these talks for all intents and purposes, ari, right now are pretty much stalled until late next week, and by that time you really only have six days left before the 31st comes around. >> thank you, luke russert for your reporting. i know you were up late last night with all...
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they also started interestingly enough a political action committee where they're going to raise funds to support candidates who are on their political wavelengths. he says he will not run. he has not counted out a railings all together. >> we go back to the democratic convention. this is an individual that really did shine. we're talking about san antonio mayor julian castro here. >> absolutely. he is somebody who hit the stage, was the first latino to have a primetime spot at the convention. since then he's focused on san antonio, his role as mayor, but interestingly enough has a 2014 memoir coming out. we know how that has played out for politicians liking to vault themselves onto the national stage. >>> paul ryan, what do we expect from him in 2013? >> obviously not where he would want to be, back in the house of representatives, not in the west wing helping to lead the country, but he's not going to fall back into the shadows. he's already continued to prove himself on the fiscal cliff as a key negotiator as somebody who john boehner is talking to -- >> ashley judd? >> what would
they also started interestingly enough a political action committee where they're going to raise funds to support candidates who are on their political wavelengths. he says he will not run. he has not counted out a railings all together. >> we go back to the democratic convention. this is an individual that really did shine. we're talking about san antonio mayor julian castro here. >> absolutely. he is somebody who hit the stage, was the first latino to have a primetime spot at the...
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toyota has agreed to a $1.1 billion class action settlement over complaints some of its cars accelerated without warning. owners of some 16 million toyota, lexus and scion vehicles will be eligible for payments and safety updates depending on the make and model. the recall, dating back to 2009 and 2010, tarnished toyota's safety reputation and flattened its u.s. sales, ending its 30-year streak of market share increases. the company already was fined for not warning of the issues sooner. >>> new numbers show a disappointing holiday sales season with retail growth up less than 1% from last year. nbc's john yang reports retailers across the country are hoping for a sales bounce after christmas, and they're doing pretty much anything they can to bring shoppers back into stores. >> reporter: in detroit, shoppers lined up before stores opened, ready to spend. >> i'm returning things and i'm buying things. >> reporter: that's the way it was across the country as americans flocked to stores to use gift cards. >> you're lucky today. >> yes, i am. >> reporter: or returning what was under the tree
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but he believes in multilateral action. that's why he's opposed sanctions against iran when it's unilateral sanctions because he says that doesn't work, it needs to be done in concert with the world community. >> well, let me ask you, jack reed, senator, what do you think about this? do you think there's any chance the president has considered this fella and would pull him back because of the level of criticism that's come so far? ? enough to make the president change his mind about someone he believes in and shares the views of? >> well, the president will ultimately make the judgment about who he sends up here. but i think he would be on strong ground if he sent up chuck's name. chuck is quite prepared to answer all these questions. they're all questions that should and could be asked. but again, as dana said, this is someone who has a very sound, realistic view of foreign policy, of military policy. based upon his one experience as a soldier himself. two, his experience in the senate dealing with these issues. so i think
but he believes in multilateral action. that's why he's opposed sanctions against iran when it's unilateral sanctions because he says that doesn't work, it needs to be done in concert with the world community. >> well, let me ask you, jack reed, senator, what do you think about this? do you think there's any chance the president has considered this fella and would pull him back because of the level of criticism that's come so far? ? enough to make the president change his mind about...
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it is clear that if you expect loch motive for economic action for the first couple of quarters of 20 13rks that's not going to happen. they're going to be in a holding pattern. what isn't in a holding pattern is this consumer activity, the house being market, which keep gradually doing better. we don't want the housing market to return to 2005/2006 and eem are feeling a little mosanguin, but we're not in a crisis scenario, even though we're talking about it as if that were the case. >> though q1 historically has shown a down turn for all economic activity? >> sure. >> zach, i appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> at the president's first press conference after his reelection, mr. obama reminded americans that america had chosen him and his agenda over them. but republican senators essentially blocked susan right before she was ever nominated as secretary of state. now be prominent republicans are signaling troubling ahead for a fellow republicans, chuck hagel of nebraska if the president nominates him as the next defense sek. >> i don't think he's going to get me republican i like.
it is clear that if you expect loch motive for economic action for the first couple of quarters of 20 13rks that's not going to happen. they're going to be in a holding pattern. what isn't in a holding pattern is this consumer activity, the house being market, which keep gradually doing better. we don't want the housing market to return to 2005/2006 and eem are feeling a little mosanguin, but we're not in a crisis scenario, even though we're talking about it as if that were the case. >>...
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i do think probably tim geithner might have been probably trying to stimulate just more action here. it is the case that those extraordinary measures can prevent the debt ceiling from hitting for maybe as much as a month and a half, perhaps a bit longer, but this is very serious. in a way, the debt ceiling is more of a cliff than the cliff itself. the cliff is more of a slope. that is, when we hit january 1, if we go over it, the world will not look all that different. financial markets may jump around in unpleasant and volatile ways, but a lot of the problems with the cliff donnell appear, the economic problems, until we stay over for a number of months. if we can quickly reverse some of the damage we'll be okay. >> is that why, jared, if we look at this, it's almost a clean slate for both sides going over. is that why there's no sense of real urgency? they're both lie, who really cares? we'll figure it out on the other side. >> i think that's where they're at. certainly though way they can get a grand bargain in the next few days, and it's starting to look like no way they can get
i do think probably tim geithner might have been probably trying to stimulate just more action here. it is the case that those extraordinary measures can prevent the debt ceiling from hitting for maybe as much as a month and a half, perhaps a bit longer, but this is very serious. in a way, the debt ceiling is more of a cliff than the cliff itself. the cliff is more of a slope. that is, when we hit january 1, if we go over it, the world will not look all that different. financial markets may...
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. >> how long can we sustain that action? >> it is the same mentality that drove the grover norquist pledge. >> are we prepared to say we're powerless? >> we can't tolerate this anymore. >> so far republicans have stayed quiet n. >> not a time to put americans through more stress. >> john boehner proposed his fiscal cliff plan b. >> plan b. >> i would call it plan befuddled rejected it. >> there is still hope for a larger deal. >> they're willing to raise rates, a victory for the president. >> the next 24 hours are everything. >> we don't have a deal yet. >> they have to get a deal. >> and they need to hold hands and jump. that is when you truly have a compromis compromise. >> today, white house press secretary jay carney said for the first time president obama would support the assault weapons ban senator diane feinstein plans to introduce on the next day of congress. >> he is absolutely supportive of senator feinstein's stated intent to revive a piece of legislation that would reinstate the assault weapons ban. he supports
. >> how long can we sustain that action? >> it is the same mentality that drove the grover norquist pledge. >> are we prepared to say we're powerless? >> we can't tolerate this anymore. >> so far republicans have stayed quiet n. >> not a time to put americans through more stress. >> john boehner proposed his fiscal cliff plan b. >> plan b. >> i would call it plan befuddled rejected it. >> there is still hope for a larger deal....
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but that can't be an excuse for an action. surely, we can do better than this. if there's even one step we can take to save another child or another parent or another town from the grief that's visited tucson and aurora and oak creek and newtown and communities from columbine to blacksburg before that, then surely we have an obligation to try. >> the president last night referencing not only his own experiences during his presidency, addressing a grieving nation after a mass shooting. but, also, the number of times that previous presidents have had to do that before him. >> you're all left with siring memories and scars and unanswered questions. there has to be healing. there have to be answers. and for those things that will not heal or cannot be answered, you have to learn to go on with your lives. i hope you have been comforted by the caring not only of your neighbors, but of your country and people from all around the world. all america has looked and listened with shared grief and enormous affection and admiration for you. we have been learning along with y
but that can't be an excuse for an action. surely, we can do better than this. if there's even one step we can take to save another child or another parent or another town from the grief that's visited tucson and aurora and oak creek and newtown and communities from columbine to blacksburg before that, then surely we have an obligation to try. >> the president last night referencing not only his own experiences during his presidency, addressing a grieving nation after a mass shooting....
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the gop has taken full advantage of this and dragged its feet on justice, but that time unless action is taken the party's time is coming to a close. look this isn't my first christmas. these deals all seem great at the time... but later... [ shirt ] merry christmas, everybody! not so much. ho ho ho! this isn't that kind of deal. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. save on ground shipping at fedex office. hi, i'm ensure clear... clear, huh? i'm not juice or fancy water. i've got nine grams of protein. that's three times more than me! [ female announcer ] ensure clear. nine grams protein. zero fat. in blueberry/pomegranate and peach. humans -- sometimes life trips us up. and sometimes, we trip ourselves up, but that's okay. at liberty mutual insurance we can "untrip" you as you go through your life with personalized policies and discounts when you need them most. just call... and speak with a licensed representative about saving on your policy when you get married, move into a new house... [crash!] or add a car to your policy. don't forget to ask about saving up to 10% wh
the gop has taken full advantage of this and dragged its feet on justice, but that time unless action is taken the party's time is coming to a close. look this isn't my first christmas. these deals all seem great at the time... but later... [ shirt ] merry christmas, everybody! not so much. ho ho ho! this isn't that kind of deal. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. save on ground shipping at fedex office. hi, i'm ensure clear... clear, huh? i'm not juice or fancy water. i've got...
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to tell you the truth, i think probably the best course of action now is to see if we do a discharge petition in the house. we have all the democrats coming on board and get 15 or 20 republicans coming on saying you know what, the wealthiest people can pay a little bit more in taxes. if you do that, we can rapidly move to the solution to the situation. >> nancy pelosi tried to do that and the signature is not there. chuck hegel was a colleague of yours. are you surprised about the criticism he received from the left and the right being the possible nominee for president obama in the obama administration in the second term? >> hegel used on foreign policy, but he hasn't received a lot of criticism. how much of that is justified? i can't tell you. >> senator from vermont, we thank you for joining us the day after christmas. >> joining us to talk big picture and the president's second term cabinet, nbc editor mark murray was the december employee of the month. congratulations. >> excuse me. you heard from senator sanders saying the lack of urgency hasn't been a problem, but if you look
to tell you the truth, i think probably the best course of action now is to see if we do a discharge petition in the house. we have all the democrats coming on board and get 15 or 20 republicans coming on saying you know what, the wealthiest people can pay a little bit more in taxes. if you do that, we can rapidly move to the solution to the situation. >> nancy pelosi tried to do that and the signature is not there. chuck hegel was a colleague of yours. are you surprised about the...
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there's been no action on the fiscal cliff in the last few days. you've got the president coming back. you've got boehner and the house saying we're not coming back and basically it's all on the president. here's the problem as i see it. at a point, there's only so far the president and senator reid can get. mcconnell and boehner have to agree to come back and do something. >> that's right. i mean, right now the talks are largely between the white house and senate majority leader reid's office at the staff level. i am told. but eventually they will have to determine if they can get this bill through the senate and then ultimately through the house. aides close to these talks say senator reid will not bring a bill to the floor unless he knows he can get it through or at least he has guarantees from republicans that they will not block it. so his goal right now is to come up with a stopgap measure, a smaller bill that at the least prevents taxes from going up on middle class americans, extends unemployment insurance, and knocks down those spending cu
there's been no action on the fiscal cliff in the last few days. you've got the president coming back. you've got boehner and the house saying we're not coming back and basically it's all on the president. here's the problem as i see it. at a point, there's only so far the president and senator reid can get. mcconnell and boehner have to agree to come back and do something. >> that's right. i mean, right now the talks are largely between the white house and senate majority leader reid's...
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nbc's luke russert was there for all the late night action. hey, luke, what now? >> what a night. >> what happens now? >> that's a very good question. i don't think anybody in washington, d.c. really knows what will happen next. there are a bunch of theories. few that we're getting is that possibly the senate could come up with some sort of compromise that could be worked on. maybe teen president's plan goes the house floor, the $400,000 income tax rate plan. maybe we separate all the talk about entitlements and all the talk about the unemployment insurance going forward and those types of things and just work on the tax cuts specifically. but what we do know is that the senate will be back here on thursday the 27th. the house is on recess until possibly then. they could be summoned in on 48 hours notice. they could come up with a compromise. we don't know the pathway forward for that. we assume harry reid and president obama will get involved. how much a role john boehner plays the jury is still out on that. >> thanks, luke. have a good holiday. >> short and swee
nbc's luke russert was there for all the late night action. hey, luke, what now? >> what a night. >> what happens now? >> that's a very good question. i don't think anybody in washington, d.c. really knows what will happen next. there are a bunch of theories. few that we're getting is that possibly the senate could come up with some sort of compromise that could be worked on. maybe teen president's plan goes the house floor, the $400,000 income tax rate plan. maybe we separate...
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but that can't be an excuse for an action. >> good to have you with us tonight. folks, thanks for watching. almost 24 hours ago, president obama called for a change in this country. now it's up to all of us to make sure changes come to pass. the community of newtown connecticut is still deeply mourning the lives of 26 people, 20 of them children. the president struck an almost impossible balance of heartfelt emotion and out ragrage. the weight of the moment. no american can relive the horror of this. >> we can't tolerate this anymore. these tragedies must end. and to end them, we must change. we will be told that the causes of such violence are complex and that is true. no single law, no set of laws can eliminate evil from the world or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society. but that can't be an excuse for an action. surely we can do better than this. >> this is a moment in history where an event alters the direction of a country and moves lawmakers to unity. dianne feinstein was the first to announce an update
but that can't be an excuse for an action. >> good to have you with us tonight. folks, thanks for watching. almost 24 hours ago, president obama called for a change in this country. now it's up to all of us to make sure changes come to pass. the community of newtown connecticut is still deeply mourning the lives of 26 people, 20 of them children. the president struck an almost impossible balance of heartfelt emotion and out ragrage. the weight of the moment. no american can relive the...
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that took place in newtown. >> as newtown buries five more victims today, the president is pledging action to prevent this kind of massacre from ever happening again. assigning vice president biden to lead a new task force on gun violence. >> but the fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing. this is not some washington commission. this is not something where folks are going to be studying the issue for six months and publishing a report that gets read and then pushed aside. >> biden will work with the cabinet, congress and outside groups to come up with a specific set of policies in time for the state of the union address next month. today, biden meets with law enforcement leaders from around the country. among the possibilities that the president has already floated for the task force, reinstating the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004. banning high capacity clips or magazines which can hold dozens of bullets and closing the so-called gun show loophole which allows private gun sales without a background check. getting a permanent director confir
that took place in newtown. >> as newtown buries five more victims today, the president is pledging action to prevent this kind of massacre from ever happening again. assigning vice president biden to lead a new task force on gun violence. >> but the fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing. this is not some washington commission. this is not something where folks are going to be studying the issue for six months and publishing a report that...
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this is the age of taking action. viagra. talk to your doctor. >>> senator -- a republican from idaho was pulled over early this morning in alexandria, virginia, after running a red light, and he released a statement saying, i am deeply sorry for the actions that resulted in this circumstance. i made a mistake, for which i apologized to my family, my idaho constituents and any others who have been put -- who have put their trust in me. i accept total responsibility and will deal with whatever penalty comes any way in this matter. i will also undertake measures to insure this circumstance is never preetd." crappo's blood alcohol was he was scheduled to be in court on january the 4th. sxwlirchlgts frrmer president george w. bush might be spending christmas in the hospital. doctors say he needs to build up his energy before he can leave. the 41st president was admitted to the hospital late last month with a bronchitis-like cough. >>> the number is surprising. 17 million americans scrambling to get to the mall for some truly last
this is the age of taking action. viagra. talk to your doctor. >>> senator -- a republican from idaho was pulled over early this morning in alexandria, virginia, after running a red light, and he released a statement saying, i am deeply sorry for the actions that resulted in this circumstance. i made a mistake, for which i apologized to my family, my idaho constituents and any others who have been put -- who have put their trust in me. i accept total responsibility and will deal with...
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congress decided i'd probably win in '96, and we started working together because the shutdowns were an action-forcing event. this time, after the election, there will be less gridlock. if governor romney were to win, he'd just implement the agenda that he campaigned on. >> right. >> and if the president wins re-election, which is what i think will happen, it no longer makes sense to have your number one goal, defeating him for re-election, because he can't run for anything. and i believe -- and he will no longer have, as his number one goal, drawing distinctions between himself and his party that says they want to beat him. they both will have a dramatically greater incentive to get stuff done. >> will the parties allow that to happen? because you look at what happened in the '90s. and i'll be the first to admit it, that i didn't see some things coming. i would say democrats didn't as well in '93 and '94, i campaigned on the tax increase, and i got elected because of the tax increase. i thought it was going to wreck the economy. it didn't wreck the economy. in '95 and '96, a lot of tough decisions by
congress decided i'd probably win in '96, and we started working together because the shutdowns were an action-forcing event. this time, after the election, there will be less gridlock. if governor romney were to win, he'd just implement the agenda that he campaigned on. >> right. >> and if the president wins re-election, which is what i think will happen, it no longer makes sense to have your number one goal, defeating him for re-election, because he can't run for anything. and i...
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the action could affect hundreds of u.s. families when it takes effect january 1. russia is the third most popular country for americans to adopt behind china and ethiopia. >>> former president george h.w. bush remains in the intensive care unit of a houston hospital today. in a statement his longtime chief of staff urged the to put the harps back in the closet. the former president is 88 years old and has been in the hospital since november 23 for a bad case of bronchitis. he has since suffered a series of complications. >>> the national weather service has issued a new winter storm warning for the eastern half of the country as a new system threatens to cause even more travel headaches throughout the region. this comes after more than 21 inches of snow and rain already fell in the northeast. record snowfall in arkansas has left nearly 200,000 people without power. joining me now is the weather channel's kelly cass. kelly, i'm here in washington, d.c. we are hearing warnings from d.c. to maine. don't drive on saturday. you know, hunker down. what's going to hit th
the action could affect hundreds of u.s. families when it takes effect january 1. russia is the third most popular country for americans to adopt behind china and ethiopia. >>> former president george h.w. bush remains in the intensive care unit of a houston hospital today. in a statement his longtime chief of staff urged the to put the harps back in the closet. the former president is 88 years old and has been in the hospital since november 23 for a bad case of bronchitis. he has...
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i mean, the upside is some people say it's going to take a stock market plunge to trigger an action in washington to maybe that's a good thing. hard to figure out how to play it. >> what's the option for the new year? >> let's not have it go in to effect at once. congress could do all sorts of things and putting off the tax rates going up for another year or put it off for three months or can't deal with it in a lame duck or extend the deadline. they could easily do that but they haven't done that so far and if they can't actually resolve the issues, the sort of last resort outcome might be, let's just delay the whole thing for a few months. >> author of "rebounders," rick newman, thank you. >> thank you. >> as always. >>> the weather outside was certainly frightful for much of the country. storms all the way from oklahoma to pennsylvania. blizzard, snow, sleet, rain and tornadoes, too. what the wicked weather has already done and what lies ahead. >>> plus, actor ben affleck makes a big decision about a possible run for the u.s. senate in massachusetts, at least a big decision for now.
i mean, the upside is some people say it's going to take a stock market plunge to trigger an action in washington to maybe that's a good thing. hard to figure out how to play it. >> what's the option for the new year? >> let's not have it go in to effect at once. congress could do all sorts of things and putting off the tax rates going up for another year or put it off for three months or can't deal with it in a lame duck or extend the deadline. they could easily do that but they...
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the day after the collection, republican house speaker john boehner put out this stirring call to action. >> mr. president, this is your moment. we're ready to be led. not as democrats or republicans but as americans. we want you to lead. not as a liberal or conservative but as president of the united states of america. >> mr. president, we are ready to be led. just show us the plan. that was encouraging. that seemed like we were going to have a deal, no problem. obama won the election. he'll hand them a plan. he'll make some small changes. that's how congress works, of course. pass it and we'll be done. we'll go home for christmas. not so much. president obama did hand them a plan as treasury secretary tim geithner made a special trip all the way to john boehner's office on capitol hill. he delivered the plan to speaker boehner, a plan pretty much identical to the one president obama just won the election on. you might have thought that would have been leading, the problem would have been solved. not so much. >> flabbergasted. i looked at him, you can't be serious. i've just never seen
the day after the collection, republican house speaker john boehner put out this stirring call to action. >> mr. president, this is your moment. we're ready to be led. not as democrats or republicans but as americans. we want you to lead. not as a liberal or conservative but as president of the united states of america. >> mr. president, we are ready to be led. just show us the plan. that was encouraging. that seemed like we were going to have a deal, no problem. obama won the...
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and you see it in the actions of other countries towards syria. syria's closest ally other than iran is russia. today russia moved five warships to the mediterranean to prepare to evacuate russian citizens out of that country. there are a lot of russians who live in syria. and a massive evacuation is something russia had resisted doing all of this time because, we think, they thought it would make their ally look bad. well, now things have progressed in this war to the point where they appear to be no longer concerned than. they are preparing to get their people out. for those of us who are friends of richard and ghazi and john, and of course for their families, today and last night when we learned are just pure joy and relief that they are okay. but for all of us who beyond friendship just admire these guys, right, just admire their work, admire that they're willing to take such risks to report from war zones, the next thing today after the relief and the joy that they have been released unharmed, the next thing today is to remember that the thin
and you see it in the actions of other countries towards syria. syria's closest ally other than iran is russia. today russia moved five warships to the mediterranean to prepare to evacuate russian citizens out of that country. there are a lot of russians who live in syria. and a massive evacuation is something russia had resisted doing all of this time because, we think, they thought it would make their ally look bad. well, now things have progressed in this war to the point where they appear...
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